Actors Are Rogues And Vagabonds. Or They

Like Journalists. The Police Have An Extremely Sick Sense Of Humor, Very Guarded, Very Private, Very Male, Which They Need To Survive On An Everyday Level. I Don't Think Anyone Has Ever Managed To Tap That On The Screen - It Would Actually Be Too Shocking.

The Hardest Period In Life Is One’s Twenties. It’s A Shame Because You’re Your Most Gorgeous, And You’re Physically In Peak Condition. But It’s Actually When You’re Most Insecure And Full Of Self-doubt. When You Don’t Know What’s Going To Happen, It’s Frightening.

I Still Suffer Terribly From Stage Fright. I Get Sick With Fear. Not Every Night, But At The Beginning And On Occasion - Not Necessarily When I'm Expecting It. You Just Have To Cope With It - Take It On The Chin And Work Through It, Trying To Use The Adrenalin To Perform.

I Think It's Always Hard For People To Get Their Head Around The Fact That Populist, Commercial Films Can Also Actually Be Great Works Of Art.

When I Was Making Films [early In My Career] There Were Very, Very Few Female Directors, And There Were Certainly No Women On Set, Which Made Taking One's Clothes Off All The More Difficult.